I've written stuff for publication, sold very few, made a few dollars. I admit, I did kind of go into fandom thinking "How hard could it be?" and found out the answer is "Harder than it looks, stupid," at least if you want a good fic, not just posting for the hell of it. You people make it look easy. I have only written one of those that I liked.
Mal: That's not what I saw. You like to tell me what really happened? Book: I surely would. And maybe someday I will.
'Safe'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
erikaj - Mar 07, 2003 11:51:04 am PST #4017 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
deborah grabien - Mar 07, 2003 11:53:36 am PST #4018 of 10000
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
erika, I'm personally finding fanfic to be much trickier than original writing. Having to fit the parameters of someone else's reality? Tricky. Very tricky.
Anne W. - Mar 07, 2003 11:56:10 am PST #4019 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm personally finding fanfic to be much trickier than original writing. Having to fit the parameters of someone else's reality? Tricky. Very tricky.
Ohhhh, yes. Keeping characters in character? V. hard. What's fun, however, is finding those areas of canon or character that invite expansion and exploration of the pre-existing fictional universe.
deborah grabien - Mar 07, 2003 11:58:35 am PST #4020 of 10000
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I like putting my own original character in and seeing if I can keep her interacting with the fanfic characters in a way that feels true to both.
It's a damned good self-disciplinary exercise.
erikaj - Mar 07, 2003 11:59:13 am PST #4021 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
Wrod. Also, the timeframes and whatnot.I still play with it when I am blocked, just to get me started, but have yet to come up with anything that makes me happy enough to share.But I figure, you all need readers, right?
Steph L. - Mar 07, 2003 12:04:43 pm PST #4022 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dude Where's My Car is a fine, fine film. Shibby!
It's just that there's a sweetness to DWMC that is hard to find in silly little films, and I cherish that.
Totally. I was forced to watch that movie against my will, and much to my surprise, I loved it. Thought it was *hysterical.*
P.M. Marc - Mar 07, 2003 12:09:14 pm PST #4023 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
NO AND THEN!!!!!
Damn, I love it.
Steph L. - Mar 07, 2003 12:10:08 pm PST #4024 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Zoltan!
deborah grabien - Mar 07, 2003 12:14:01 pm PST #4025 of 10000
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(experiencing a different kind of rapid eye movement as pop culture references whiz past head at warp speed)
esse - Mar 07, 2003 12:56:47 pm PST #4026 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Deborah, if you have AIM or some messenging service, I can walk you through seeing if there's an autosave doc.